What is the Greatest Common Factor of 54144 and 54156?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 54144 and 54156 is 12.

GCF(54144,54156) = 12

We will now calculate the prime factors of 54144 and 54156, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 54144 and 54156.

How to find the GCF of 54144 and 54156?

We will first find the prime factorization of 54144 and 54156. After we will calculate the factors of 54144 and 54156 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 54144

Prime factors of 54144 are 2, 3, 47. Prime factorization of 54144 in exponential form is:

54144 = 2⁷ × 3² × 47¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 54156

Prime factors of 54156 are 2, 3, 4513. Prime factorization of 54156 in exponential form is:

54156 = 2² × 3¹ × 4513¹

Step-3: Factors of 54144

List of positive integer factors of 54144 that divides 54144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 36, 47, 48, 64, 72, 94, 96, 128, 141, 144, 188, 192, 282, 288, 376, 384, 423, 564, 576, 752, 846, 1128, 1152, 1504, 1692, 2256, 3008, 3384, 4512, 6016, 6768, 9024, 13536, 18048, 27072

Step-4: Factors of 54156

List of positive integer factors of 54156 that divides 54144 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 4513, 9026, 13539, 18052, 27078

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 54144 and 54156. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 54144 and 54156 is 12.

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